Well, the routing is totally different on a Variax. No pickup routing, but it is cut out for the rather large circuit board, not to mention the piezo's. Different size and multiple output jacks, etc. You would either have to start with an uncut body or (depending on where you locate the electronics) cover the old routing cuts with an oversize pickguard.

I would think that it would be much easier to simply put an aftermarket medium scale neck on the original body and relocate the bridge.

Warmoth made the necks for the Variax guitars. Probably also for the basses, but that's speculation on my part.

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I found site where the Variax electronics were transplanted into another bass. There's a bit of routing involved but I have the tools and skills to do that. Dealing with the electronics will be no problem for me either. I like the bass i have now and don't want to change necks. A new neck will cost more than I have in the bass anyways. I just need to find the electronics now.

The basses are not cheap but if you keep your eyes open you should be able to find one. I sold the neck right away on Ebay but still have the body. If any Line 6 Variax guys need a new body - I have a black one from a four string in perfect condition. Still has the plastic on the pick guard. Message me.

I had my Variax 5 string apart to repair it after a serious truck accident. There are two circuit boards inside the "coffin" case. The main CPU board is under 4X4". The controls are all mounted on a second board. Most transplants separate these boards, which are connected by a ribbon cable, and don't use the big coffin case. I was an authorized Line 6 repair tech, and I couldn't get the guts from one, although they did replace my very damaged control board. I had wanted to build a fretless, but finally realized I'd have to buy a whole bass to get the guts.

The basses are not cheap but if you keep your eyes open you should be able to find one. I sold the neck right away on Ebay but still have the body. If any Line 6 Variax guys need a new body - I have a black one from a four string in perfect condition. Still has the plastic on the pick guard. Message me.